2006 Ford Mustang Gt problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (59) · Vehicle Speed Control (20) · Structure:body (12)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Ford Mustang Gt model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
93 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Air Bags 2023-07-27 · 22B05 S1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certain 2005-2014 mustang, 2005-2006 gt, 2004-2011 ranger, 2006-2012 fusion and mkz/zephyr, 2006-2011 milan, and 2007-2010 edge & mkx vehicles driver & passenger airbag module quality control inspection reason for this supplement ã¢â⢠updated ranger technical information to include images of a
What owners report
2019-01-11 · Air Bags · 109,000 mi“takata recall it has taken a year for me to finally get my car into the dealership for this recall. my local dealership would transfer me to the recall department and then i would have to leave a message, they never called me back. when i am on break from school is the only time i can attempt to get the car in because they will not offer a loaner…”
2018-12-06 · Air Bags“takata recall: i have ford recall 16v-384 and this was corrected 12-6-2018. i also have ford recall notice 15s21 and also 15v319. these last two recall number have not be completed and the ford dealer who did the work on 16v384 says the other two (15s21 and 15v319) do not apply. please help…”
2018-11-24 · Air Bags“this vehicle does not belong to me. please removed me from mailing list and call list.…”
2018-10-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 70,000 mi“the electronic throttle body and electronic throttle sensor were sending my car into "limp mode", and very nearly caused two accidents before i could have the issue diagnosed and repaired. the first instance of "limp mode" came while i was driving home on the freeway in commute traffic. it was warm, traffic was erratic stop-and-go, and i had the ac…”
2018-07-23 · Air Bags · 72,000 mi“"takata recall" although i check my mail and have contacted local ford dealerships i have not been able to complete recall 16s26. this car was oe purchased in florida, until 2013 when i bought it and drove it to vermont. the mileage in florida was over 70,000. i have asked for help to have the airbag replaced, calling ford and checking with dealers…”
2018-05-07 · Air Bags · 84,000 mi“takata recall this recall is from 2016 and whenever i try and have ti fixed i am still to this day i am told that the "parts are not in and cannot be ordered yet" this is insane and these companies need to be held accountable for their mistakes and for using defective parts to cut corners at the detriment of the consumer.…”
2018-04-27 · Air Bags“takata recall. i was notified by ford that parts were available to correct this. have been waiting almost 2 years. called local dealer and they do not have parts. contacted ford and they were not able to help either. i want to make sure you know that ford is not able to correct this in case they are reporting it as corrected. it's not for lack of …”
2018-04-23 · Air Bags“takata recall - just received a notice a few weeks ago but when i went to make an appointment at the dealer they had already run out of replacement parts. there was no scheduled date for additional replacement parts to arrive at the dealer.…”
2018-03-26 · Air Bags · 65,000 mi“takata recall - letter from ford today (3/26/18) "please call your dealer without delay and request a service date for recall 16s26 to receive your free repair". i did. service rep said they could not schedule me because the dealership has no idea when or how many of the replacement parts will be coming. me : will i get another (3rd) letter telling…”
2018-03-21 · Air Bags“"takata recall" ford dealership claim that they do not have these parts to replace the recalled airbags. ford has sent a letter stating that the airbags are being manufactured but will not be available until spring 2018.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.